Abstract

Quantifying the effects of land-use changes on Earth system dynamics requires adequate information on both past and future land-use activities in a format appropriate for models capable of tracking relevant impacts. This presentation will review past approaches to understanding the role of land-use change on the Earth system dynamics, and summarize new work involving ‘land-use harmonization’ (Hurtt et al. 2009) to advance the understanding for IPCC-AR5 and beyond. Emphasis will be placed on the importance and accuracy of historical maps, uncertainties in future projections, and key challenges for the future.

Department

Earth Sciences, Earth Systems Research Center

Publication Date

2010

Journal Title

Geophysical Research Abstracts

Publisher

Copernicus Publications

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Rights

© Author(s) 2010

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